Delhi University CET 2012 Entrance Test Interview GD Group Discussion date form M.A. in Applied Psychology course

Delhi University (DU), South Campus

Admission Notification 

M.A. in Applied Psychology (South Campus) 2012-2013

Course Requirements:

1) B.A. (Hons.) / B.A. (Pass) /B.A. Programme Examination in Psychology of Delhi University and other Universities recognized by Delhi University

Marks Requirements : 55% marks or above in Psychology and 55% marks in aggregate

2) Graduation from Delhi University or other Universities recognized by Delhi University.

Marks Requirements : 60% marks or above in aggregate 

3) Post-Graduation from Delhi University or other Universities recognized by Delhi University 

Marks Requirements : 60% marks or above in aggregate

Fifty percent seats will be reserved for B.A. (Hons.) Applied Psychology /B.A. (Hons.) Psychology from Delhi University students and will be filled up on the basis of merit. Candidates are, however, required to take Entrance Test, Group Discussion & Interview for determination of merit. 

An Entrance Test will be conducted followed by Group Discussion and interview for admission to this course in addition to the basic eligibility requirements as given above. 

Note: 

Fifty percent seats will be reserved for B.A. (Hons.) Applied Psychology /B.A. (Hons.) Psychology from Delhi University students and will be filled up on the basis of merit. Candidates are, however, required to take Entrance Test, Group Discussion & Interview for determination of merit. 

An Entrance Test will be conducted followed by Group Discussion and interview for admission to this course in addition to the basic eligibility requirements as given above. 

(a)  The Questions will be set from the following areas:    

a) General Psychology 

b) Social Psychology 

c) Research Methods & Statistics in Psychology 

d) Clinical Psychology 

e) Industrial Psychology/Organisational Behaviour 

f) Areas of Applied Psychology 

g) Physiological Psychology 

h) Personality

(b) The duration of test will be three hours.  

(c) The written test will consist of objective type questions. 

(d) Candidates getting less than 40% marks in the  Entrance Exam will not qualify for the group 

discussion and interview. 

(e) All applicants are required to pay a registration fee of Rs. 400/- (for General & OBC category) and Rs.100/-(for SC/ST/PH Category) non-refundable by a Bank Draft/ Demand Draft of the State Bank of India drawn in favour of the Director, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi -110021, payable at State Bank of India, Delhi University Branch (South Campus). 

A priced Bulletin of Information with the admission form will be available in the Department of Psychology, Applied Psychology Unit, Arts Faculty Building, University of Delhi, South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110021. 

Entrance Exam: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Time: 10.00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m

List of successful candidates for admission : Wednesday, July 11, 2012 Time: 5.00 p.m.

Interview : Saturday, July 7, 2012 Time: 10.00 a.m. onwards

Details of seating plans will be displayed on the Notice Board of Applied Psychology Unit   

For details visit website 

http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/students/Pdf/admissions/2012/PG/18412_Psy_MA_Applied_psy.pdf

Delhi University DU CET-2012 Syllabus for Common Entrance Test

Delhi University (DU) 

DU CET-2012 

M.Sc. Operational Research and M.A. / M.Sc.  Applied Operational Research

M.Sc. Operational Research at University of Delhi, North Campus 

M.A. / M.Sc.  Applied Operational Research at University of Delhi, South Campus

M.Phil and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Programmes

Syllabus  for the Common  Entrance Test 

PART-I 

This part is intended to test the candidate’s vocabulary and analytical skills at a level 

essential for accurate comprehension and presentation of material appropriate for this 

degree. The language background expected will  be of the level of English at Senior 

Secondary Examination. The paper will include passages for comprehension, test of 

vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms), elementary grammar and syntax.  

The section on Analytical Ability and Reasoning will include standard questions on 

pattern recognition, logic, Venn diagrams etc. It is not intended to be subject-specific. 

PART-II 

Mathematics :Vector Space, subspace and its properties, linear independence and 

dependence of vectors, matrices, rank of a  matrix, reduction to  normal forms, linear 

homogenous and non-homogenous equations, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, characteristic 

roots and vectors. De Moivre’s theorem, relation between roots and coefficient of nth 

degree equation, solution to cubic and biquadratic equation, transformation of equations. 

Calculus : Limit and continuity, differentiability of functions, successive differentiation, 

Leibnitz’s theorem, partial differentiation, Euler’s theorem on homogenous functions,  

tangents and normals, asymptotes, singular  points, curve tracing, reduction formulae, 

integration and properties of definite integrals, quadrature, rectification of curves, 

volumes and surfaces of solids of revolution. 

Differential Equations: Linear, homogenous,  separable equations,  first order higher 

degree equations, algebraic properties of solutions, linear homogenous equations with 

constant coefficients, solution of second  order differential equations. Linear nonhomogenous differential equations.

Real Analysis : Neighbourhoods, open and  closed sets, limit points and Bolzano 

Weiestrass theorem, continuous functions, sequences and their properties, limit superior 

and limit inferior of a sequence, infinite series and their convergence. Rolle’s theorem,  

mean value theorem, Taylor’s theorem, Taylor’s series, Maclaurin’s series, maxima amd 

minima, indeterminate forms. 

Statistics 

Measures of central tendency and dispersion and their properties, skewness and kurtosis, 

introduction to probability, theorems of total and compound probability, Bayes theorem, 

random variables, probability mass and density functions, mathematical expectation,  

moment generating functions, Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Exponential and Normal 

distributions and their properties, method of least squares, correlation and regression, 

introduction to sampling, sampling distributions and tests of significance based on t, Chisquare and F-distributions. 

Operational Research 

Definition & scope of Operational Research, Formulation of simple Linear Programming 

Problems, Simplex method and basics of Duality. 

Characteristics of Inventory System, Simple Economic Lot Size Inventory models, 

Reorder Level, Simple single period Stochastic Inventory Model. 

Definition of Queues and their characteristics, Queueing Models with Markovian Input 

and Markovian Service, M/M/1 & M/M/C Queueing Models.        

Definitions of Reliability, Availability, Reliability of multicomponents systems, failure 

time distributions: exponential and Weibull. 

Computer Science 

Flowcharts and algorithms, Number system :  binary, octal, hexadecimal; Truth values, Logical operations, Logic functions and their evaluation. Computer basics, Computer generations and classifications, Fundamentals of high level languages, Fundamentals of Operating System, C Programming Language.  

For complete details visit website http://du.ac.in/

Delhi University DU CET-2012 Entrance Test dates Admit Cards GD Interview Admission Ticket

Delhi University (DU) 

DU CET-2012 

M.Sc. Operational Research and M.A. / M.Sc.  Applied Operational Research

M.Sc. Operational Research at University of Delhi, North Campus 

M.A. / M.Sc.  Applied Operational Research at University of Delhi, South Campus

M.Phil and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Programmes

Schedule of Admission

1 (a) Starting date of obtaining Application Forms for Common Entrance Test  (CET)

30th April, 2012 From the Department office on working days (MondayFriday), 10:00AM-1:00PM

(b) Last date for receipt of completed Application Forms : 25th May, 2012

Dispatch of Admit Cards by Post : 31st May, 2012 

Date of Common Entrance Test : Saturday, 16th June, 2012

Group Discussions and Interviews : 2nd – 7thJuly, 2012*  

Admission List  : Second week of July, 2012*

Common Entrance Test : 

It will consist of  written test, group discussion and interview. 

(i) Written Test (80%)  :  

It will be of 3 hrs. duration with multiple choice questions. There will be negative marking for every wrong answer. It will consist of two parts : 

Part-I  : General Aptitude  (20%) :  General English, Comprehension, Logic, Analytical ability and Reasoning. 

Part-II :Quantitative Aptitude  (60%): Questions from Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research and Computer Science. 

(ii)  Group Discussion (10%) 

(iii)  Interview  (10%)

Based on the performance in written test, a consolidated merit list consisting of 3 times of the number of seats available for admission in each course would be prepared for group discussion and interview.  

Note: In all cases the decision of the Mathematical Sciences Courses Admission Committee will be final and binding on the candidates.  

Admission Ticket  

The Admission Tickets will be issued by post only. In case of non-receipt of the Admission Ticket, a request may be made to the Department with two copies of photograph and Serial Number of Application Form, not earlier than three days before the date of the Common Entrance  Test date, for issue of a Duplicate Admission Ticket. The candidate will be required to show the Admission Ticket at the time of the test. No candidate will be admitted to the Examination Hall without the Admission Ticket.

List of Colleges offering M.Sc. Course in OR, North Campus 

1. Hindu College 

2. Hans Raj College 

3. Indraprastha College (for Women) 

4. Kirori Mal College 

5. Ramjas College 

6. St. Stephen’s College 

   

M.A./M.Sc. AOR  is offered at South Campus.

For complete details on the course, application forms, eligibility, entrance exam dates etc visit website http://iic.ac.in/